TRAIN DISASTER

Grey River Argus, 18 June 1925, Page 5

TRAIN DISASTER

DURING ELECTRICAL STORM. NEW YORK, June 16 A telegram from Haeketts Town, New Jersey, states that at least six. teen persons were killed and scores injured when a passenger train was ‘wrecked near here early this mom. ing, during an electrical storm. The tracks were twisted by lightning and undermined by rains. The passengers were mostly aliens yho intended to sail to-day for Europe. Thev were asleep when the crash came, and fought madly in the steam.filled cars. LATER. Advice from Haeketts Town states that twenty.nine are dead and sixty. nine injured, of whom a number may f INSPECTOR ’S EVIDENCE. BRISBANE, June 17 Walter James, maintenance inspector. gave evidence nt the inquest on the Queensland railway accident, that the sleepers were sound and the track firm at the locality of the accident. Not more than one bogey appeared to be off the line at first. It travelled a mile and fortv.seven chains, and crossed four bridges, meeting with dis aster at the fifth. He was convinced that the wheel struck some obstacle which hoisted it from the i'" 11 -